12 h. ago Young people on disability benefits to get an extra £255 payment next week

Child Winter Heating Payments will be issued automatically to almost 45,000 young disabled people in Scotland.

Economics

13 h. ago New Motability Scheme update for disabled people considering an Electric Vehicle for their next car

Around 815,000 people across Great Britain are now leasing a vehicle or equipment through the Motability Scheme.

Politics

30 h. ago Pensioners massively underrepresented in TV adverts, research finds

Disabled people were also among the least represented groups in TV adverts, despite accounting for a significant proportion of the United Kingdom’s population

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33 h. ago Police officer who mocked disabled and vulnerable people in custody and sent videos to friends on WhatsApp weeps as he walks free from court

Former Met Police officer Jose Cunha, pictured, walked free from court today after he was handed a suspended sentence for sending videos mocking disabled and vulnerable people in custody.

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36 h. ago Pregnant women and pensioners massively underrepresented in TV adverts, research finds

Disabled people were also among the least represented groups in TV adverts, despite accounting for a significant proportion of the United Kingdom’s population

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55 h. ago Pensioners due new health benefit could get their first payment in October

The devolved benefit has replaced all new claims for Attendance Allowance in Scotland - and eligible pensioners could receive a first payment as early as this month

Economics

60 h. ago New PIP reform plans could impact Blue Badge holders or people on Motability Scheme

A review of the full PIP assessment process will be completed by Autumn next year.

Politics

61 h. ago New Motability Scheme update for people on PIP, ADP and other disability benefits

Around 815,000 people across the UK are now leasing a vehicle or equipment through the Motability Scheme.

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4 d. ago Free help for disabled people facing energy bill hikes as price cap rises

The energy price cap is set to rise again in October, but one charity is offering free help to those who are disabled or have a long-term health condition

Economics

4 d. ago “Scotland’s biggest” Bike Bus brings benefits to Winchburgh children

Sarah Jurgenson and Sarah Manning have successfully run since April the two-wheeled convoy each Friday through Winchburgh, helping 30-40 children and around 30 parents make their way to both Winchburgh Primary School and Hawkhill Primary School.

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5 d. ago 7/7’s worst injured survivor who lost both legs & eye has disability payments RESTORED after DWP U

THE most severely injured survivor of the 7/7 ­bombings has had his disability payments restored after The Sun intervened. Dan Biddle, 46, lost both legs, his left eye and spleen in the 2005 terror attack, and suffers complex PTSD. He has a business which helps companies attract and employ disabled people. For the past four...

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1 week ago People on disability benefits in Scotland will no longer get an assessment at review

New and existing claimants of Adult, Child or Pension Age Disability Payments may get a ‘client consultation’ instead.

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2 w. ago Parents, pensioners and disabled people due up to £305 before end of this year

More than half a million children and families in Scotland received cash help for heating bills last year.

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2 w. ago SNP Government warned of £770m black hole in Adult Disability Payment

Audit Scotland has produced a report on a key benefit delivered by Social Security Scotland.

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2 w. ago 'I don’t need to worry about getting through the doorway or being stuck here'

'People are not used to seeing disabled people at these events'

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2 w. ago Check if you could be due more than £1,300 a month as 1.7m pensioners eligible

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland are currently paying out two separate benefits to over 1.7 million people above State Pension age.

Economics

3 w. ago Assisted dying law is 'a licence to kill' and could lead to doctors euthanising people who are NOT terminally ill, warn opponents as peers including Theresa May begin battle to block it

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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3 w. ago 'Assisted dying law is a licence to kill': Theresa May warns vulnerable and disabled may be 'pressurised to end their lives' as battle begins to block legislation in House of Lords TODAY

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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3 w. ago It’s not too late: the House of Lords can still protect disabled people from this dangerous assisted dying bill | Lucy Webster

MPs passed it without sufficient safeguarding. If there is any point to the upper chamber, it is to give the legislation the open debate we needSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreThe House of Lords has a rare opportunity to prove its worth to the country today, as it begins to debate the assisted dying bill. Personally, I would be in favour of peers throwing out the whole idea, which is what this dangerous and badly written bill surely deserves. But it is unlikely that they will want to go so directly against the Commons, especially on such a controversial issue. So instead I must hope that they listen to disabled people’s groups, as well as legal and medical experts, and at least undo some of the lower house’s most egregious errors.Whether you are for or against the principle of assisted dying (I am pro), we should be able to agree that the passage of ...

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3 w. ago Theresa May warns legalising assisted suicide could mean disabled are 'pressurised to end their lives' as battle begins to block legislation in House of Lords TODAY

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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